WEBVTT 00:00:25.930 --> 00:00:28.309 Welcome back, everybody. This is Food for Thought, 00:00:28.370 --> 00:00:31.589 Thoughts If It Were You. This is your host, Neogentrics, 00:00:31.609 --> 00:00:36.250 and this is Season 2. Last time we did a recap 00:00:36.250 --> 00:00:38.369 episode on some of the stuff that I had going 00:00:38.369 --> 00:00:40.890 on and things that I was looking forward to doing. 00:00:41.329 --> 00:00:43.450 There are so many different things going on in 00:00:43.450 --> 00:00:47.909 the world right now, and, you know, as a result, 00:00:47.969 --> 00:00:52.189 things are not as they should be. nothing will 00:00:52.189 --> 00:00:54.549 ever go back to normal we understand this and 00:00:54.549 --> 00:00:57.409 we've come to terms with it and decided to move 00:00:57.409 --> 00:01:01.329 forward or at least a lot of people have or we'd 00:01:01.329 --> 00:01:05.650 like to hope so with that being said there's 00:01:05.650 --> 00:01:08.870 so many things to consider and a lot of things 00:01:08.870 --> 00:01:14.849 that tend to weigh heavy on a lot of people and 00:01:14.849 --> 00:01:17.629 thanks to this virus and a lot of other things 00:01:17.629 --> 00:01:20.540 going on whether it be financial difficulties, 00:01:20.739 --> 00:01:24.319 loss, family member dies, or something of the 00:01:24.319 --> 00:01:29.819 sort, it puts a strain on people, their relationships, 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:35.700 their actions, things that they do normally, 00:01:35.840 --> 00:01:40.060 things that they don't do. You know, things of 00:01:40.060 --> 00:01:45.299 that nature. But at the same time, it also allows 00:01:45.299 --> 00:01:49.049 you to stop and think. and evaluate yourself 00:01:49.049 --> 00:01:52.969 and see where your mistakes are, where your faults 00:01:52.969 --> 00:01:55.590 lie, things that you need to fix, things you 00:01:55.590 --> 00:01:57.709 should probably work on, things you need to improve. 00:01:58.730 --> 00:02:01.969 Even me. I mean, I have many, many problems. 00:02:02.269 --> 00:02:05.549 Probably too many to list. I mean, am I saying 00:02:05.549 --> 00:02:08.650 I'm worse than others? No, no, no. There are 00:02:08.650 --> 00:02:10.270 some people out there who have way worse problems 00:02:10.270 --> 00:02:14.009 than me. Some who don't even realize they have 00:02:14.009 --> 00:02:19.030 a problem. So, I mean... It just depends. Depends 00:02:19.030 --> 00:02:22.490 on who you are, where you're from, what you have 00:02:22.490 --> 00:02:25.710 to do and what you have to cover in your environment. 00:02:26.490 --> 00:02:29.129 We're all products of our environments. We're 00:02:29.129 --> 00:02:31.530 products of where we used to live, how we were 00:02:31.530 --> 00:02:35.930 raised, who raised us. These things play a role. 00:02:37.569 --> 00:02:42.569 You know. With that being said, there's a lot 00:02:42.569 --> 00:02:44.550 of women out there, especially nowadays, who... 00:02:45.180 --> 00:02:48.960 Unfortunately, don't have dad figures. Resulting 00:02:48.960 --> 00:02:52.439 reasons can be any number of things, but let's 00:02:52.439 --> 00:02:55.120 just go with the number one fact is that the 00:02:55.120 --> 00:02:59.240 mom never got married. The guy was either useless 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:06.620 or was no good. Or the more viable option, you 00:03:06.620 --> 00:03:12.360 know, they got the seed donated from a sperm 00:03:12.360 --> 00:03:15.610 bank. That one's more liable and logical than 00:03:15.610 --> 00:03:19.090 most others, but some people do it the more natural 00:03:19.090 --> 00:03:23.509 way, even if it's with someone that they don't 00:03:23.509 --> 00:03:26.370 like or they completely hate, just because they 00:03:26.370 --> 00:03:31.930 want kids. Now, moving that aside, as a result, 00:03:31.990 --> 00:03:34.870 a lot of them don't get raised as they should, 00:03:34.949 --> 00:03:37.550 and some become spoiled, some feel like they're 00:03:37.550 --> 00:03:39.610 obligated, and some feel like they're downright 00:03:39.610 --> 00:03:42.699 righted. But this isn't the same as the guys. 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:48.340 Heck, the guys are worse than anything else. 00:03:49.419 --> 00:03:53.000 Because they think they know it all. They don't 00:03:53.000 --> 00:03:54.740 think they have to listen to anybody and they 00:03:54.740 --> 00:03:57.620 do what they want. Keep in mind, everybody's 00:03:57.620 --> 00:03:59.620 got their own thing that they have to worry about. 00:04:01.259 --> 00:04:08.419 So... Now, whether... You think guys are worse 00:04:08.419 --> 00:04:10.599 or women are worse doesn't really matter to me. 00:04:10.659 --> 00:04:12.699 And my opinion on it isn't even the point here. 00:04:13.280 --> 00:04:19.439 So, the point is, as a result, everybody nowadays 00:04:19.439 --> 00:04:24.339 is considered damaged goods. Okay? No one is 00:04:24.339 --> 00:04:28.220 personally perfect. No one has no flaws. Everybody's 00:04:28.220 --> 00:04:30.620 got some kind of flaw, some kind of issue, something 00:04:30.620 --> 00:04:33.699 or another. Something that makes them who they 00:04:33.699 --> 00:04:37.560 are. Something that defines who they are, what 00:04:37.560 --> 00:04:42.360 they are, what they're capable of doing. You 00:04:42.360 --> 00:04:46.399 know. Some people have all their parents. Or 00:04:46.399 --> 00:04:49.079 rather, both of their parents anyway. And they 00:04:49.079 --> 00:04:53.839 still manage to... How do I say this? End up 00:04:53.839 --> 00:04:58.100 completely screwed up. You know. I have both 00:04:58.100 --> 00:05:00.639 my parents. I have a lot of talent and a lot 00:05:00.639 --> 00:05:03.500 of skills and things that I can do, but... Just 00:05:03.500 --> 00:05:06.100 because I have my parents doesn't mean that I 00:05:06.100 --> 00:05:10.379 turned out 100 % correct. I still have my free 00:05:10.379 --> 00:05:11.959 will. I still have the option to choose. And 00:05:11.959 --> 00:05:14.620 there are still times when I don't think my parents 00:05:14.620 --> 00:05:16.420 know what they're doing and I think I know better. 00:05:16.819 --> 00:05:20.939 As a result, I'll act on my own and end up creating 00:05:20.939 --> 00:05:23.579 a new problem, either for myself or for them. 00:05:25.660 --> 00:05:27.500 So let's go with this thought. Let's go with 00:05:27.500 --> 00:05:30.759 this philosophy here. How do you solve this? 00:05:31.800 --> 00:05:35.560 How do you solve this issue? Now let's say you're 00:05:35.560 --> 00:05:39.019 in my shoes. Or just go with yourself if you've 00:05:39.019 --> 00:05:41.779 been in this position before. Where you thought 00:05:41.779 --> 00:05:44.839 you knew it all. You thought that you knew more 00:05:44.839 --> 00:05:46.540 than your parents. You stopped listening to them. 00:05:46.579 --> 00:05:48.079 You didn't listen to anyone else. You don't even 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:50.420 listen to the older generation. I actually don't 00:05:50.420 --> 00:05:52.500 have that one problem. I'm just listing it as 00:05:52.500 --> 00:05:56.680 a possible factor. You just do your own thing. 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:01.470 You know. Now, my biggest thing is not that I 00:06:01.470 --> 00:06:04.769 don't listen to the older generation. I actually 00:06:04.769 --> 00:06:06.769 listen to them. The problem is that because I'm 00:06:06.769 --> 00:06:08.509 so used to hearing my parents always telling 00:06:08.509 --> 00:06:10.569 me what to do, what not to do, what's right and 00:06:10.569 --> 00:06:12.269 what's wrong, that it's gotten to the point where 00:06:12.269 --> 00:06:14.250 I tune them out, and I have to actually hear 00:06:14.250 --> 00:06:16.870 the same thing from someone else. And the thing 00:06:16.870 --> 00:06:20.610 is, when you hear it from somebody else, it's 00:06:20.610 --> 00:06:23.350 not usually as nice as when your parents try 00:06:23.350 --> 00:06:27.269 to tell it to you. Yeah. Something to keep in 00:06:27.269 --> 00:06:30.399 mind. Let's take a short break. I'll be right 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:48.519 back. All right, everybody, and we're back. I 00:06:48.519 --> 00:06:50.459 guess what I was trying to say is we also need 00:06:50.459 --> 00:06:53.399 to show regards to the people around us, the 00:06:53.399 --> 00:06:56.420 people over us, the people older than us. But 00:06:56.420 --> 00:06:58.980 a simple fact. you know they've already gone 00:06:58.980 --> 00:07:00.779 through this they've already gone through everything 00:07:00.779 --> 00:07:05.459 yeah okay technology may be moving faster than 00:07:05.459 --> 00:07:09.360 they can keep up with okay that's fine just means 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:11.259 that you know a little bit more than they do 00:07:11.259 --> 00:07:14.480 but here's the thing should technology ever fail 00:07:14.480 --> 00:07:17.860 it's those very same elderly or older people 00:07:17.860 --> 00:07:22.459 that we have to rely on because there's nothing 00:07:22.459 --> 00:07:28.420 wrong with doing things manually okay The mindset 00:07:28.420 --> 00:07:31.100 of a person should always be to improve oneself. 00:07:31.519 --> 00:07:34.980 Once you stop thinking that, you know, I can 00:07:34.980 --> 00:07:37.079 improve myself, I can make myself better, and 00:07:37.079 --> 00:07:38.939 you stop learning from the mistakes you have, 00:07:39.139 --> 00:07:43.339 and you're always succeeding, well, that's where 00:07:43.339 --> 00:07:48.620 you start to fail. Okay? Understanding where 00:07:48.620 --> 00:07:56.040 you went wrong, understanding, you know, where... 00:07:56.670 --> 00:08:01.850 the line is between between the reality of everything 00:08:01.850 --> 00:08:05.350 that you thought is correct and no and the line 00:08:05.350 --> 00:08:12.110 where everyone else is is a very thin line and 00:08:12.110 --> 00:08:16.509 a very hard place to find and in a lot of cases 00:08:16.509 --> 00:08:20.329 some people can't even locate that some people 00:08:20.329 --> 00:08:24.329 they can locate it they don't know quite how 00:08:24.329 --> 00:08:29.120 to adjust for it In that case, like I mentioned 00:08:29.120 --> 00:08:32.759 earlier with the analogy of technology advancing 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:36.820 faster than the elderly people can adapt, we 00:08:36.820 --> 00:08:40.240 have companies like Comcast and whatever. They're 00:08:40.240 --> 00:08:42.899 companies that are designed specifically for 00:08:42.899 --> 00:08:46.179 those people, or at least they were. I can't 00:08:46.179 --> 00:08:51.279 speak for nowadays. At any rate, most places, 00:08:51.299 --> 00:08:56.309 most people tend to... find it hard to accept 00:08:56.309 --> 00:08:58.929 help from other people. They find it hard asking 00:08:58.929 --> 00:09:04.309 for guidance. They find it hard relying on people. 00:09:04.450 --> 00:09:06.350 And as a result, you know, they start becoming 00:09:06.350 --> 00:09:09.509 intuitive on the older methods. They start becoming 00:09:09.509 --> 00:09:15.669 obnoxious, mean, weird, petty. Mostly petty. 00:09:18.190 --> 00:09:22.210 When you get so full of yourself that you can't 00:09:23.080 --> 00:09:25.360 see the big picture anymore. You stop thinking 00:09:25.360 --> 00:09:28.360 outside of the box. You stop considering how 00:09:28.360 --> 00:09:33.220 other people may or may not feel. This is where 00:09:33.220 --> 00:09:35.720 your learning truly ends. The one thing to keep 00:09:35.720 --> 00:09:39.360 in mind here is that we're always learning. We're 00:09:39.360 --> 00:09:41.500 going to be forever learning, growing, trying 00:09:41.500 --> 00:09:45.860 to improve ourselves. We'll never be 100%. We'll 00:09:45.860 --> 00:09:48.919 never know it all. And even if the time comes 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:52.159 when we should or you know, be masters at something, 00:09:52.379 --> 00:09:55.559 I promise you, you'll never be 100 % done with 00:09:55.559 --> 00:09:59.320 learning, even with that. Worst case scenario, 00:09:59.679 --> 00:10:05.620 you'll find out that you really don't know anything 00:10:05.620 --> 00:10:10.120 at all. And that the very few things that you 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:13.419 did know aren't enough to complete the task that 00:10:13.419 --> 00:10:19.000 you need. At one point, okay, I do believe I 00:10:19.000 --> 00:10:21.919 covered The differences between a lot of different 00:10:21.919 --> 00:10:24.639 emotions and feelings and, you know, how to deal 00:10:24.639 --> 00:10:28.740 with them. Depression, anger, being upset, you 00:10:28.740 --> 00:10:32.480 know, motivation and, you know, what keeps people 00:10:32.480 --> 00:10:36.200 going. I mean, they're simple topics that you'd 00:10:36.200 --> 00:10:38.720 think a lot of people would know them, just like 00:10:38.720 --> 00:10:42.320 common sense. Unfortunately, that's not so common 00:10:42.320 --> 00:10:47.779 anymore. Self -reflection is something that has 00:10:47.779 --> 00:10:53.889 long since died. And nowadays, it's something 00:10:53.889 --> 00:10:56.350 that people are searching for. They're searching 00:10:56.350 --> 00:10:59.509 for a way to reflect on themselves. They're trying 00:10:59.509 --> 00:11:00.809 to find a way to improve themselves. They're 00:11:00.809 --> 00:11:04.169 trying to find a way to survive. Because thanks 00:11:04.169 --> 00:11:06.110 to the coronavirus, we're in a situation where 00:11:06.110 --> 00:11:09.610 it's not guaranteed that your tomorrow will come. 00:11:11.350 --> 00:11:14.710 For a lot of people, there's no guarantee they'll 00:11:14.710 --> 00:11:18.509 even have a tomorrow. So now the question is, 00:11:18.649 --> 00:11:24.049 comes who am i really what am i capable of doing 00:11:24.049 --> 00:11:27.929 what resources do i have what can i still use 00:11:27.929 --> 00:11:32.029 what can't i use what can be done what can't 00:11:32.029 --> 00:11:35.389 be done and how far can i survive with the current 00:11:35.389 --> 00:11:41.409 supplies and resources that was given to me or 00:11:41.409 --> 00:11:45.029 better yet how far can i stretch what i have 00:11:45.610 --> 00:11:48.809 Now, granted, this goes from surviving to everyday 00:11:48.809 --> 00:11:51.409 life and other things as well. So it just depends 00:11:51.409 --> 00:11:54.509 on the person, the user, and what they're doing 00:11:54.509 --> 00:11:59.649 with whatever tools they have. After all, you 00:11:59.649 --> 00:12:03.470 can't build a house without any nails, a hammer, 00:12:03.629 --> 00:12:07.509 or any wood. Could you build it out of dirt? 00:12:07.629 --> 00:12:09.649 Yes. You could build it out of anything, but 00:12:09.649 --> 00:12:13.340 will it be stable? Will it last? Let's stand 00:12:13.340 --> 00:12:15.860 the test of time. If a storm comes blowing through, 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:19.240 whether it's an upset person, the stereotypical 00:12:19.240 --> 00:12:25.539 Karen, or whatnot, it doesn't matter. Does what 00:12:25.539 --> 00:12:29.320 you know, does what you have, give you enough 00:12:29.320 --> 00:12:32.240 strength to withstand storms coming your way 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:37.639 from every or any kind of adversity? It's just 00:12:37.639 --> 00:12:42.870 something to think about. All right, everybody. 00:12:43.909 --> 00:12:46.049 That's it for this episode. Just wanted to give 00:12:46.049 --> 00:12:49.370 a little thought towards self -reflection, the 00:12:49.370 --> 00:12:53.110 way we think and consider our actions, the way 00:12:53.110 --> 00:12:58.250 we treat other people. I know this year has just 00:12:58.250 --> 00:13:01.289 started and I did promise a lot from 2020, but 00:13:01.289 --> 00:13:03.789 unfortunately 2020 didn't deliver a lot on my 00:13:03.789 --> 00:13:07.629 part as well. But hey, here we are. It's 2021. 00:13:08.950 --> 00:13:12.299 Let's give it our all. And like I said last year, 00:13:12.379 --> 00:13:15.899 I'm here. I'm back. Let's make it happen, guys. 00:13:16.259 --> 00:13:20.000 This is Neogentrix Food for Thought Season 2. 00:13:20.799 --> 00:13:23.820 Oh, and before we go, I just want to go ahead 00:13:23.820 --> 00:13:28.179 and let everybody know I am now available on 00:13:28.179 --> 00:13:30.240 multiple different platforms if you wish to listen 00:13:30.240 --> 00:13:32.279 to my podcast or show it off to someone else. 00:13:32.340 --> 00:13:35.759 And on top of that, I have three books now available 00:13:35.759 --> 00:13:39.629 for purchase on Amazon. books, a million Barnes 00:13:39.629 --> 00:13:42.110 and Noble. You can all find out all about this 00:13:42.110 --> 00:13:44.710 information on my website at recon towers .com. 00:13:45.090 --> 00:13:47.309 It's been a pleasure guys. I'll see y 'all next 00:13:47.309 --> 00:13:47.610 time.